This is the moment police siezed a luxury sports car as part of an operation dubbed 'bin the bangers' The Audi RS5 was seized by officers in Lancashire as part of a crackdown on vehicles with no tax or MOT. Along with the local council and the DVLA, officers found several untaxed vehicles around Railway Street and the Bradley Road area in Nelson. In total, they seized 14 vehicles with no tax and handed out 11 abandonment notices.
A further five fixed penalty notices were issued for cars with no MOT or registration plate. READ MORE: 'Just f*** off, get f****d': Holidaymaker handcuffed to seat on TUI flight amid 'obscene' outburst after sinking six double vodkas at the airport Footage showed the motor being hosted off the street and onto the back of a low-loader. The action was part of Lancashire Police's 'Bin the Bangers' campaign, Lancs Live reports, A new Audi RS5 car can cost between £70,000 and £90,000 - although police did not say how old the seized vehicle was.
The RS5 was hosited onto a low-loader (Image: Lancashire Police) A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "A Bin The Bangers update. On Friday November 1, Pendle Neighbourhood Policing Team with the support of the DVLA and the council visited several areas in Nelson. We discovered more untaxed vehicles around the Bradley Road area in Nelson and Railway Street in Nelson.
" The spokesman added: "We seized 14 vehicles with no tax and 11 abandonment notices were issued by the council. We also handed out two fixed pena.
